yeah, but if you're a dynasty leaguer, the time to sell Peyton has come. i have serious questions about how much longer he wants to play. and needless to say, when Peyton does retire, all the other Colts become shells of their former fantasy selves.

Peyton has said several times that he wants to play for 16 seasons. When he said that it was something that sounded more like a goal and by no means a set year that he would retire at that time. This is no time to panic and sell him off because you fear he will retire.

nobody said anything about panic. it's called selling high. ask the guys who sold LT a year ago, or shaun alexander a year before that.

thats a really bad comparison. hes a qb, last time i checked. those are rb's with high millages. the best equiviant to them would be LJ or Westbrook. bad comp.

would u "sell high" on Brady this year too? id say, with his injury ?'s, that could be the better arguement over Payton. When was the last time anyone "sold high" on a QB? especially a hall of famer like Manning?... maybe, S.Young.. no. Marino.. no. Elway.. no. i dont think anyone would sell high on Manning. if they did they could regret it. hes gonna be elite until he retires. whenever that'll be. if u think thats now, id have to disagree with u.

I don't know, I think I agree with veggieb on this one.

Logically, the Colts and Manning shouldn't miss a beat but this strikes me as a situation I'd like to avoid. Yes, he's a coach on the field; yes, all of the coaches stepping up have been part of the program for awhile; yes he still has Wayne, Clark, Gonzales... but the movement in Indy is unprecedented.

Its strictly an intangible feeling, but losing Harrison, Moore, Mudd, and Dungy at the same time can't be good. Too much change for my taste. Panic? No. Stay away? Yes.

Its The Year of Reggie Wayne. With Marvin Harrison finally retired, Wayne is going to put up 20 TDs. I swear Manning was just padding the stats with Harrison last year. Gonzales and Clark should see good production as well.

scott, i did not suggest anywhere that peyton's got high mileage or that his production is likely to go down much (though it may a little). so saying that the comparisons to LT and Alexander are bad because they are Rbs with mileage issues is off the mark, as that's not the point i'm making. i'm talking about Peyton's desire to play -- and i freely admit that i am wholly speculating and that this is just a wild ass guess. all i'm saying is that do not be surprised if Peyton hangs them up a lot sooner than people would have guessed. we're a bit accustomed to our star QBs playing until they really can't anymore (Favre, Marino, Montana, or for you older folks Bradshaw, Namath). If Peyton didn't have a ring, I think he'd play and play and play, but with a ring, with his all-time favorite WR gone, with his favorite coaches gone, with nothing left to prove, all the money in the world, and an obvious interest in doing some non-football things, he could be one of those guys that suddenly announces "i'm gone in 2 years." and if he says that, even if he's still going to be a quality QB those two years, his dynasty value takes a major hit. i was kidding a bit when i said the time is NOW, and like i said this is all complete speculation, but you heard it here first if Peyton surprises folks. he doesn't strike me anyway as a guy who is dying to play until he gets dragged off the field.